Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. HHS unveils 5-year health IT strategic plan

    HHS released its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan March 27, addressing the agency's plans to modernize national public health data infrastructure and promote interoperability with EHRs.
  2. AI expertise gets more expensive as hospitals bulk up

    Health systems are evaluating the best strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into the broader organization, which sometimes means bringing on additional AI expertise.
  3. A popular healthcare myth debunked

    Many in the healthcare industry assume rural hospitals are inherently worse off financially than urban hospitals. It's easy to see why.

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  1. California hospital closing dialysis center

    Mee Memorial Hospital in King City, Calif., has started transitioning patients to another dialysis clinic as it plans to close its dialysis center in June. 
  2. Hospitals' cash position weakens

    Liquidity continues to be a problem for hospitals as they recover financially from the pandemic and inflation over the last four years, according to a new report from Syntellis, part of Strata.
  3. Avera Health investing $245M in its largest building project ever

    Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has shared plans for two building projects that total $245 million, the largest in the health system's history.
  4. WVU Medicine continues hospital acquisition spree

    Morgantown.-based West Virginia University Health System is adding another member to its system with the addition of Weirton Medical Center. 

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  1. Nurses' strike may affect elective surgeries at San Francisco hospitals

    Hospitals in Santa Clara County's public health system in California are gearing up to limit potential disruptions to patient care as more than 3,700 nurses plan to strike in early April. 
  2. 10 most trustworthy health systems: Newsweek

    Ten hospitals and health systems have been named among Newsweek's most trustworthy.
  3. California system defends CEO pay amid criticism

    Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children's Healthcare is pushing back against criticism of its compensation for top hospital executives. 
  4. Illinois system names CFO

    Mattoon, Ill.-based Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System named Sean Fischer vice president of finance and CFO, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

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  1. FDA hands warning to New York hospital's drug researcher

    FDA investigators said they found "objectionable conditions" during medication research at Columbia University Medical Center Kreitchman PET Center, according to a warning letter published March 26. 
  2. Mayo embraces 'citizen development' for AI

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is taking a different approach with AI and is leaning into its clinicians so that they can develop their own AI capabilities, MITSloan reported March 27. 
  3. 'Wake-up call': HSHS CEO speaks out on hospital closures

    The chief of Hospital Sisters Health System, which shuttered two Wisconsin hospitals on March 22, has opened up about the "difficult and heartbreaking" decision. 
  4. Kaiser Permanente launching PACE venture

    Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is partnering with healthcare investment firm Town Hall Ventures to launch Habitat Health, which is designed to allow older adults with low incomes to remain in their homes and receive personalized support.  
  5. US offers $10M reward for information on ransomware gang behind Change hack

    The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program has offered up to $10 million for tips, like identification or location, on the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang responsible for the Change Healthcare attacks. 
  6. UNC Health Caldwell names chief medical officer

    UNC Health Caldwell has named Sarah Young, MD, chief medical officer, according to a press release shared with local news outlets. 
  7. Cedars-Sinai confirms surgery risks for patients taking weight loss drugs

    Among nearly 1 million patients who underwent upper or lower endoscopy procedures, those prescribed GLP-1s, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, were 33% more likely to experience aspiration pneumonia than other patients. 
  8. UCI Health completes acquisition of 4 Tenet hospitals

    Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has completed its acquisition of Tenet Healthcare's Pacific Coast Network, which includes four hospitals in Southern California and their associated outpatient locations. 
  9. Providence continues rebranding initiative

    Renton, Wash.-based Providence has begun implementing new signage at Spokane, Wash.-based Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, The Spokesman Review reported March 26.

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